Also, he’s being manipulated into doing something that is both wrong, and that he doesn’t want to do, and he knows it. When someone does that kind of thing to you, it generally speaks very poorly of their character – remember, they’re all virtually strangers here.

Also, getting angry at someone trying to manipulate you is generally a good defencive measure against this kind of sympathy-based manipulation.

I think Vin has control of this “argument” now, he has given them a simple answer to the “dangers” out there. If they press it as if he would make a difference in their safety if he just came along…well logically speaking he probably wouldn’t. If they go anyway without him, then he can just get an adult.

Lol at Darrik hiding behind Vin =P Be the man Vin! Wait… don’t be the man that would mean you would give in :D. I doubt it will work but certainly a good show for Vin’s sense of what’s stupid and not lol.

Something to consider is Vin’s life experiences. He hasn’t had the nice, cushy, pampered life that the rest of the cast got to enjoy. He probably has more common sense and streetsmarts then the rest of the cubs combined.